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A very cool idea, and it looks like it's going to work.

Actually, Bil, I ended up with "Uptown Girl" playing for a while. I tried to force some Pink Floyd but eventually I ended up with some annoying tune you get when you're on hold for 45 minutes on some customer service line. I'm taking the brake line down. I tried installing the other side and that convinced me it was a fools errand. I have done brake lines on other builds but it's just not practical for this one. If I had planned it, maybe; I can't make it look good now. It draws attention to how bad it looks with straps holding it to the wish-bone. The vacuum lines are strapped to the torque tube on the 1:1 so that's legit and it looks okay to me so I'll settle for that.

I enjoyed creating the problems, John. Solving them is kinda hit-or-miss but thanks for the encouragement, I do appreciate it.

Well, I figure after one of my horrid paint jobs or a chop that looks like it was done with a chain saw, y'all can point to my brake lines and hit the heart button. Edit: no one thinks you are crazy, Bil, but now I'm stuck with that gee dee song in my head. Thanks a lot! 😟

Well, I suspect there's a few Ph.D.s here. I can't even get a good paint job, so I'm trying to compensate 😕. You don't need brake lines, Bil.

I'm just trying to run with the big dogs, Bil. 😉

I was just trying to keep up with you, Bil. 🥴

I didn't want to, Bil, but if I didn't, some (including me 🤓) would think "well, the vacuum lines are there, so where's the brake lines?" Pretty soon, I'm trying to make grease fittings and using my grandson's orthodontic elastics for fan belts. 😓. Once you go down that road....nope, it stops here!

I had no knowledge about the Columbia but I found this: https://fifthaveinternetgarage.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-ford-skyway-columbia-overdrive.html I highly recommend this article if you are in the dark like I am (was 🥴) Here's what I did today 👇 These are the images I am using to guide me in my quest to detail the Columbia overdrive axle and I couldn't do that and ignore the hydraulic brake lines which, as you all know, was new on a Ford for the 1939 model. Better late than never. I started by creating a socket to accept one of the vacuum lines located on the outer end of the vacuum canister. I drilled a piece of square stock and glued it to the canister. At this point I feel compelled to admit this operation would have been easier before assembling the frame and suspension and backing plates, etc. Anyway, heads up on that....another hole was drilled (per reference photo below) for the other vacuum line. I then added the black wire that I usually reserve for ignition wires. The hoses had to be fastened to the torque tube with straps so I pulled out my PE stash and found suitable items to use for that. I used some very fine beading wire for the brake lines and installed per reference photos and fiddled with more PE straps to get that in place on the wishbone. At this point I had had enough. I find it odd that Ford chose to send brake lines down both sides rather than splitting the line on the axle but this was still new for them so.... yeah. The master cylinder glues up to the floor pan so I can't detail any more of this now. I will probably add the brake line to the other side when my neck eases up and maybe add a couple more straps on the torque tube. Good night and thanks for your undying support. 🥲

Oh my....and you couldn't work with that? 🤣. I had a '66 Merc ragtop that was in danger of that happening. The body was holding the frame together...rotted away at the rear kick-up on both sides. I was a welder then...you can imagine.

Wouldn't it need to be a lot worse than that? you can lift a body off a frame and it doesn't do that unless it has no structure left in the body. Maybe it's still there in a flat pile of rust flakes and four tires. 🙂

So many 46-48 coupes and tudors were shredded on short tracks all over the country. Back in the early '70s, a buddy and I were driving around in a neighboring town and he spotted that big round profile on the back row of a small used car lot. It was a '42! He bought it for $200. It didn't run, as I recall, and under the hood was a flathead I-6. He had it towed home but never did anything with it and eventually sold it. I was too involved with my own project and waved it. I wish I hadn't - such a rare car. Those were fun days.

Thanks, Len. Got no mufflers yet. A neighbor complained and a deputy showed up. The mods were nothing exceptional, but a heads-up on the front track for anyone thinking about this swap. I missed that one till it was too late. Another case of moving too fast. Welcome to my learning curve. Thanks Dennis, it can be rewarding. Thank you, Carl, I hope it stays that way after paint 🤓 Thanks, Rooster!

This one is making a little progress lately and I know how much we all love mock-ups so here we go. Did I mention that I totally love this body style? Got more work to do on the chassis like an exhaust system which will be exiting in front of the rear wheels. The Columbia rear end needs some detailing, brake lines, etc. The interior mohair has been painted with Krylon satin "sand dollar" and will just be stock. It still needs a coat of flat. Not sure what I'm doing with the dash but it will get an added guage panel below with four guages. A floor shift will replace the stock column lever which has been removed and the socket drilled out. I plan to use the AMT windshield and vent wings from the latest kit but the side and rear glass will be scratch material (the original glass was not good.) No decision on the body color yet but it will be stockish, maybe khaki or maroon. Thanks for coming by and your comments are always appreciated.

Shouldn't have any problem finding one in New York 🙉

I love that seat, Bil. It looks like it belongs in a horse-drawn coach.

That engine detailing is insane.🤯 I thought I was looking at a 1:1.

I'm sorry about Roger. I don't usually look at this thread but I did, and I saw what I thought was a '69 Impala ragtop, a 1:1 from my youth that I would like to model. I've got the AMT '70 kit here somewhere but wondered if a '69 kit exists.. Thanks for your responses, Bil and Steve.

I'm curious about the ragtop, Roger. Is it a '70 or a '69? If it's a '69, I will have more questions. 🤔

That's the question. Either aftermarket or kit. I only need the intake. If there's a kit that includes it, that's fine. Thanks for your help 🤓

She's in denial too. 😔

Thanks, Carl. I hope to get more done this week when it warms up.

Just a taste for now. I think I might need alien technology to make this work.

I recall a few weeks ago my wife going crazy looking for her bottle of pills and it was in her hand. 😑

Oh it's here.